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Academic Commons Search Resultsen-usSemiotic Practice and Internet Freedom Discoursehttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:176268
Carrasco, William J.http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D85X273WWed, 06 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000This paper delineates some of the dominant thematics and enunciative structures that characterize semiotic situations that emerge when internet freedom is at stake. Given the vast extension and complexity of signifying systems and utterances that are put into play, our initial goal is to understand how a resolution of these heterogeneities is achieved. By examining a selection of internet practices that articulate the theme of internet freedom, we will demonstrate how the different semiotic planes of immanence (i.e., signs, text-utterances, objects, practices, strategies, forms of life) are integrated. Our primary focus is on the level of semiotic practices, and how its integration with other levels of pertinence can contribute to defining internet freedom discourse within the framework of a Semiotics of Culture.Communication, Web studieswc2113Biological Sciences (Barnard College)ArticlesThe Boundaries of Digital Activism: Dissident Use of Social Media in Iranhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:170202
Kumar, Nishihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8KD1VWTWed, 12 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000"This paper examines the various ways Internet social media networks and new media were used in the June 2009 Iranian demonstrations following the contentious presidential election, the effectiveness of these media in mobilizing and informing domestic and international audiences, and the implications for freedom of speech, democratic norms, and human rights in Iran. While social media played an important role in providing news and images to the global audience, its domestic use was limited due to widespread distrust and government censorship. Although new technology and digital activism enabled a flow of information that would not traditionally exist in a closed society, the contributions to Iranian democracy and human rights were negligible and possibly even harmful."--from page 167Political science, Middle Eastern studies, Web studiesnlk2109Political Science, Helvidius GroupArticlesThe Map and The Territory: Russian Social Media Networks and Societyhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:156925
Alexanyan, Karinahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:19097Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000This dissertation uses Russian social media as a lens for exploring the historically, culturally, socially and politically situated relationship between individuals and online communication technologies. I propose a framework for comparative international analysis that leverages three interconnected elements – history, network structure and media ecology. On the basis of these three elements, this dissertation examines Russia’s social media ecology and its relationship to Russia’s broader socio-political environment, articulating the various factors that have influenced the specific network structure and nature of social media in Russia, its role within the broader online and traditional media ecologies, and its implications for Russian society and politics in general. In the first part, I outline the features of Russia’s distinct social media ecology, and examine the various historic and social factors that have shaped its evolution, highlighting the implications of the intertwined development of the Internet and social media in Russia. In the second section, I present the findings of my case study of the network structure of Russian social media, examining the culture of Russia’s online social networks and providing a detailed analysis of the network structure and patterns of attention in Russian social media between 2009- 2010. In the final section, I consider these findings within the broader context of Russia’s media ecology, highlighting the distinction between “Internet Russia” and “TV Russia” and evaluating the role of Russian social media networks in offline action, particularly the tumultuous events of 2012. Russian social media networks are not a microcosm, reflection or “map” of Russian society. They are created and pursued by an as yet elite, but growing, segment of the population - active and engaged social media users for whom the relatively uncensored Internet serves not only as an independent source of information, but, more significantly, as an avenue for interpersonal connection and communication. Civil participation in Russia, I conclude, has its roots in these interpersonal social networks. My historically, socially and culturally rooted exploration of Russian social media ecology recognizes it as an interpersonal space as well as a public sphere, highlighting the communication and coordination aspect of social media, as much as the informational one. This approach explains the immediate success, “like a fish to water,” of LiveJournal’s social network based blogging platform in Russia, and provides a foundation for understanding the unique structure and nature of Russian social media networks. Finally, it offers context and insight for a more nuanced understanding of the offline social and political ramifications of social media in Russia, as well as a matrix for cross cultural comparison.Communication, Web studies, Sociologykva2001Communications, JournalismDissertationsReflections on the Engineering and Operation of a Large-Scale Embedded Device Vulnerability Scannerhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:153210
Cui, Ang; Stolfo, Salvatorehttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14879Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000We present important lessons learned from the engineering and operation of a large-scale embedded device vulnerability scanner infrastructure. Developed and refined over the period of one year, our vulnerability scanner monitored large portions of the Internet and was able to identify over 1.1 million publicly accessible trivially vulnerable embedded devices. The data collected has helped us move beyond vague, anecdotal suspicions of embedded insecurity towards a realistic quantitative understanding of the current threat. In this paper, we describe our experimental methodology and reflect on key technical, organizational and social challenges encountered during our research. We also discuss several key technical design missteps and operational failures and their solutions.Computer science, Web studiesac2024, sjs11Computer ScienceArticlesEvaluating Demographic Websites: Toward Webometric Criteriahttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:152029
Wang, Chengzhihttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14523Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000The conventional criteria of website evaluation are widely applied in evaluating online information, which is an important component of information literacy instruction in academic institutions. However, mainly from the users' angle and inherently bibliographic, these criteria tend to be general in nature and fail to differentiate the qualities of websites at similar quality levels. Thus, evaluation criteria from webometric perspectives that utilize measurable data and tangible information are needed for more informed assessment. The purpose of this article is to introduce and apply essential webometric criteria to supplement the conventional criteria to improve information literacy instruction. The article first synthesizes the widely used conventional criteria into Six C's for the sake of simplicity and applicability. Then, important webometric criteria of popularity, profundity, luminosity, and error-checking are introduced. Next, the webometric data collected from leading demography research institutions' websites in the U. S. are analyzed. The article concludes that while conventional criteria continue to be convenient and useful, particularly for novel web users, a basic set of webometric criteria can serve as a supplementary tool to provide additional insights into evaluating online resources.Library science, Web studiescw2165Starr East Asian Library, Libraries and Information ServicesArticlesThe Challenges of Expressing Parerga—Part 1http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:151387
Karaviotis, Risahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14329Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000Risa Karaviotis, the Production Manager at the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship introduces the challenges of realizing the vision of Dangerous Citizens' author, Neni Panourgia, in a Web-based user interface.Information technology, Information science, Web studieskk2648Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Libraries and Information ServicesBlog postsThe Challenges of Expressing Parerga—Part 2http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:151391
Karaviotis, Risahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14330Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000Risa Karaviotis, the Production Manager at the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS), discusses the challenges of designing a functional user interface to realize the vision of Dangerous Citizen's author, Neni Panourgia, of a text that comments upon and critiques itself by way of marginal parerga. She also explains how this project was a perfect opportunity for the team at CDRS to experiment with an Agile development methodology.Information technology, Information science, Web studieskk2648Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Libraries and Information ServicesBlog postsWhy the Web-based Monograph?http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:151401
Price, Dianahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14333Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship's Communications Coordinator explains what it takes to produce an enhanced, Web-based version of a scholarly monograph.Information technology, Information science, Web studiesdp2065Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Libraries and Information ServicesBlog postsA Blog of Her Own: Scholarly Women on the Webhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:150579
Osell, Tedra; Potter, Claire; Amsen, Eva; Davidson, Jenny M.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14219Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000The women behind the popular blogs Bitch Ph.D., Tenured Radical, Easternblot.net, and Expression Patterns discuss the interplay between their blogging and scholarship, attitudes towards blogging among their colleagues, how blogging should be valued in the academy, and blogging as a feminist act.Higher education, Web studies, Women's studiesjmd204Scholarly Communication Program, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, English and Comparative Literature, Libraries and Information ServicesInterviews and roundtablesScholarship in the Digital Age: Information, Infrastructure, and the Internethttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:150573
Borgman, Christinehttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14217Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000Today's research and scholarship is data- and information-intensive, distributed, interdisciplinary, and collaborative. However, the scholarly practices, products, and sources of data vary widely between disciplines. Some fields are more advantaged than others by the array of content now online and by the tools and services available to make use of that content. UCLA Professor of Information Studies Christine Borgman provides an overview of new developments in scholarly information infrastructure, including policy issues such as open access and intellectual property, and addresses the implications of e-science for cyberlearning.Higher education, Web studies, Intellectual propertyScholarly Communication Program, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Libraries and Information ServicesInterviews and roundtablesDefining the Digital Humanitieshttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:150603
Cohen, Daniel J.; Frabetti, Federica; Buzzetti, Dino; Rodriguez-Velasco, Jesus D.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14226Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000Digital humanities scholars are a diverse group whose work is the result of cross-pollination among humanities scholarship, computer science, and digital media. Many well-known digital humanities projects apply tools borrowed from computer science—such as data-mining or geographic information systems—to works of literature, historical documents, and other materials traditionally in the domain of the humanities. What do digital humanities scholars see as the potential of this interdisciplinary field? And what are the important theoretical and methodological contributions digital humanities can offer to both the humanities and the sciences Panelists: Daniel J. Cohen, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University; Federica Frabetti, Senior Lecturer in the Communication, Media, and Culture Program at Oxford Brookes University; and Dino Buzzetti, recently retired from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bologna.Higher education, Web studiesjr2857Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Scholarly Communication Program, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Libraries and Information ServicesInterviews and roundtablesInvisible College: THATCamp as Scholarly Societyhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:150609
Scheinfeldt, Tom; McCormick, Monicahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14228Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000How are THATCamp gatherings informing collaborative work between scholars and others interested in the digital humanities? THATCamp (The Humanities and Technology Camp) is an open, low-cost, collaboratively planned gathering for humanists, technologists, and others interested in working together on timely projects. THATCamp is an initiative of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University. Tom Scheinfeldt, Managing Director of CHNM, offers his take on the 40-plus THATCamps that have taken place around the world and discusses the forthcoming Proceedings of THATCamp—featuring output from these meetings—which will be built using a publishing tool developed in the same collaborative spirit.Web studies, Higher educationScholarly Communication Program, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Libraries and Information ServicesInterviews and roundtablesPhysical World Assumptions and Software World Realities (And Why There Are More P2P Software Providers Than Ever Before)http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:149113
Giblin, Rebeccahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:13824Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000Rights holders have been successful in every major copyright action brought against peer-to-peer (P2P) software providers. By 2005, those behind Napster, Aimster, Grokster, Morpheus and Kazaa have each been held liable for their users' infringements and effectively exited the market. But those successes did not result in any reduction in the availability of P2P file sharing software. In fact, the opposite occurred: soon after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of rights holders in Grokster, there was exponential growth in the number of P2P file sharing applications available. This Article argues that this came about because the pre-P2P and current U.S. secondary liability laws were and are based on a number of physical world assumptions that are simply not tenable in the software context. After identifying those assumptions, and contrasting them with the relevant software world realities, the Article demonstrates that the explosion in the number and availability of P2P apps can be traced directly to the Supreme Court's failure to recognize the mismatch between the two paradigms.Intellectual property, Web studiesLawArticlesCopyright in the Digital Environment: Restoring the Balance: 24th Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture, April 6, 2011http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:149106
Gurry, Francishttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:13820Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000The topic that I've chosen for tonight is a rather large one: the impact of the digital environment on copyright. And, in one sense, I think that one can say that we have talked ceaselessly about this topic since the widespread adoption of the Internet and digital technology. But in another sense, I don't think we can speak about it enough.Intellectual property, Web studiesLawArticlesThe Death of Slanderhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:149110
Garfield, Leslie Yalofhttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:13823Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000Technology killed slander. Slander, the tort of defamation by spoken word, dates back to the ecclesiastical law of the Middle Ages and its determination that damning someone's reputation in the village square was worthy of pecuniary damage. Communication in the Twitter Age has torn asunder the traditional notions of person-to-person communication. Text messaging, tweeting and other new channels of personal exchange have led one of our oldest torts to its historic demise. At common law, slander was reserved for defamation by speech; libel was actionable for the printed word. This distinction between libel and slander, however, rests on a historical reality that is no longer accurate. Originally, permanence and breadth of dissemination always coincided. Slander carried only as far as one's voice. Because of slander's presumed evanescence, common law required plaintiffs to plead special damages—proof of economic harm—in order to recover for slander. The advent of broadcast technology, with its ability to amplify the spoken word, challenged the traditional division of defamation and forced courts and legislatures to reconsider old classifications. Jurisdictions split in their decision to characterize broadcast speech as libel or slander, largely because of divergent views about which aspect of the speech—permanence or breadth of dissemination—was more important. Postbroadcast technology has further complicated the defamation arena, leaving parties unsure of how best to plead their defamation case. In the past decade technology has again changed the way we communicate. The digital communication revolution has created instances of widespread dissemination through quick, nonreflective and often passing statements. This past year, for example, Wael Ghonim's tweet to join him in an Egyptian village square lead to the downfall of Egypt's political powers. His fleeting comments to those willing to listen caused an entire nation to fall. This Article considers how courts should rule when these tweets, or text messages, not quite printed, not quite spoken, are defamatory. This Article argues that the advent of text messaging, tweeting and other forms of digital communication, which I call "technospeech," renders the medieval tort of slander irrelevant in today's technological world. The article provides new support for the contention that courts and legislatures should treat libel and slander uniformly and should abolish the archaic requirement of proof of special damages, a burden traditionally reserved for the spoken word. Maintaining slander in the Twitter Age, with its requirement of proof of economic harm, vitiates the common law purpose of defamation. Treating all defamation similarly promotes fairness for plaintiffs seeking to rehabilitate their damaged reputation and provides predictability to those bringing defamation claims. A thoughtful and orderly treatment of technospeech mandates that courts and legislatures put the proverbial final nail in the coffin of slander.Intellectual property, Web studiesLawArticlesBridging the Communication Gap: Real Estate Developers and the Local Community: A Look at Online Platforms Used for Community Engagement in Real Estate Developmenthttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:174659
Siman, Susana Teresahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:13269Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000This thesis contributes to the growing planning effort to address negotiations between real estate developers and local residents. The study addresses the lack of communication that often exists between these two groups during the early stages of the real estate development process. As technology is often used to connect and improve communication between various parties, the researcher sought to understand how online platforms could be used to address this growing gap. Three case studies served as examples of real estate development firms who have recently used crowdsourcing and social-networking sites to reduce opposition and garner support for their projects. These are discussed and evaluated with respect to effective levels of community engagement. The study found that although social-networking sites can be used to engage community members they result in mostly gathering support for a project and not effectively including the input of the community. It is determined that crowd-source placemaking platforms, that include feedback meetings, allow for a meaningful partnership between these two groups to be formed. By providing a space for local residents and real estate developers to negotiate outcomes the community is delegated the power to be a dominant decision maker in the real estate development process for their community.Web studies, Marketingsts2130Urban PlanningMaster's thesesWhat I'm Learning from Egypt, Libya, Japan, etc.http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:144875
Sreenivasan, Sreenathhttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12661Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000Mass communication, Web studies, Journalismss221Engineering and Applied Science, JournalismPresentationsInfluence in Social Media Networkshttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:144630
Aral, Sinanhttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12583Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000Web studiesEngineering and Applied SciencePresentationsThe Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalismhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:144479
Grueskin, William S.; Seave, Ava; Graves, Daniel Lucashttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12558Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000Journalism, Web studieswg2183, as2486, lg2195Business, JournalismBooksInternet Facilitated Civic Engagement in China's Context: A Case Study of the Internet Event of Wenzhou High-speed Train Accidenthttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:143148
Xu, Xiaowenhttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12136Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000The Internet events in China have attracted a lot of attention in studying the impact of new communication techniques on civic engagement and development of online public sphere. By analyzing the case of the Wenzhou high-speed train accident in July, 2011, this thesis explores a broad scenario where netizens apply the Internet in different ways and for different goals, including information flow, online activism, charity, and rumor refutation. The thesis attempts to show how netizens' use of the Internet affects the state-society dynamics and their relationship with other social actors, in what way it suggests improvement in China's civil society, and why these characteristics and functions of the Internet have come into being.Asian studies, Web studiesxx2149East Asian Regional Studies, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures (Barnard College)Master's thesesHarnessing the Semantic Web for Scholarshiphttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:142521
McGee, Micki; Blumenthal, Martin Benno; Pattuelli, Cristina; Sack, Graham Alexanderhttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:11996Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000The Semantic Web links data to other data via machine-readable information. Scholars from a wide variety of fields are applying semantic technologies to their research. At this event, panelists cover examples of the scholarly use of linked data and its creation. The panel also consider how linked data is changing the process and outcomes of research.Information science, Web studiesmbb1, gas2117International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Scholarly Communication Program, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, English and Comparative Literature, Libraries and Information ServicesInterviews and roundtablesA Global Empirical Evaluation of New Communication Technology Use and Democratic Tendencyhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:140144
Stodden, Victoria C.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:11424Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000Is the dramatic increase in Internet use associated with a commensurate rise in democracy? Few previous studies have drawn on multiple perception-based measures of governance to assess the Internets effects on the process of democratization. This paper uses perception-based time series data on "Voice & Accountability," "Political Stability," and "Rule of Law" to provide insights into democratic tendency. The results of regression analysis suggest that the level of "Voice & Accountability" in a country increases with Internet use, while the level of "Political Stability" decreases with increasing Internet use. Additionally, Internet use was found to increase significantly for countries with increasing levels of "Voice & Accountability" In contrast, "Rule of Law" was not significantly affected by a country's level of Internet use. Increasing cell phone use did not seem to affect either "Voice & Accountability", "Political Stability" or "Rule of Law." In turn, cell phone use was not affected by any of these three measures of democratic tendency. When limiting our analysis to autocratic regimes, we noted a significant negative effect of Internet and cell phone use on "Political Stability" and found that the "Rule of Law" and "Political Stability" metrics drove ICT adoption.Web studies, Political sciencevcs2115StatisticsArticlesSocial Intermediaries: Creating a More Responsible Web Through Portable Identity, Cross-Web Reputation, and Code-Backed Normshttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:133499
Kahn, Daniel H.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:10489Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000Currently, our identities are scattered across the Web. At each website on which we participate, we must create new user names, personal profiles, social connections, and histories of activity. Without portable identities, we cannot fully reap the benefits of the emerging reputation economy. Moreover, because of the Web's structural limitations on identity, norm-based social governance has not played a significant role on most sites. The paucity of norms has created an atmosphere in which abusive behavior is common, heightening the apparent need for new legal regulation. However, new tools, which I term social intermediaries, are poised to introduce portable identity to the Web. By allowing users to aggregate records of their activities across multiple sites, these tools increase reputation-based incentives for production. They also promote an atmosphere of respect by encouraging people to recognize each other as fully rounded individuals. Most importantly, they will allow many more sites to offer opportunities for users to govern each other through code-backed norms. This new opportunity for bottom-up social governance will help responsible users and site operators ameliorate the problems of abusive behavior on the Web. While social intermediaries introduce new regulatory challenges, their norm-building capacity shows that law is not the only answer to the Web's social problems.Law, Web studiesLawArticlesSearch engineshttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:130542
Pagli, Lindahttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:10085Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000Web studies, Information scienceItalian AcademyWorking papersInternet killed the b-boy star: a study of b-boying through the lens of contemporary mediahttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:129983
Kong, Dehuihttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9915Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000The twentieth century could hardly be characterized without a reference to the Internet, a global system of interconnected computers that serve billions of users worldwide. As personal lives are further occupied by this new technology, the Internet has naturally also spread to the realm of education, where teachers have begun to see the Internet as a convenient, effective, and adaptable teaching tool for students both young and older. The American education rests on an oral tradition — teacher-to-student verbal communication is crucial to the system, as the norm of both parties occupying the same physical space. For dance education, this traditional method is even further rooted in the learning process; one would be hard-pressed to imagine a formal dance class in which a teacher is not physically demonstrating, in one form or another, to her students. In Barnard College's Dance Program, the Internet is utilized in a variety of ways to enhance the learning experience. Increasingly, professors have begun to use websites as legitimate sources of educational material and present websites, such as YouTube.com, as reliable sources of historical and/or international dance footage. This paper seeks to understand the effects of the increasing use of new media, specifically the Internet, on the traditions of b-boying since its origins in the 1970's. I seek first to establish the idea of the b-boy star-the original b-boy who embodies the style and philosophies rooted in the traditions of the 1970's. I will examine each specific element that created this "star" — his way of life, the sacredness of b-boy communities, and the foundational style of his dance form. Then, I will examine how the contemporary media, such as MTV and Reality Television, have presented the b-boy dance form to the American people. Lastly, I will discuss how the Internet undermines the core qualities of a b-boy with the creation of a virtual space or community for breaking. Ultimately, this paper seeks to understand how the Internet has changed the way that a dance can be learned, communicated, and evaluated by dancers and the rest of the world.Dance, Web studiesdk2384Economics, Dance (Barnard College)Undergraduate thesesWiki Justice, Social Ergonomics, and Ethical Collaborationshttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:129460
Bossewitch, Jonah S.; Frankfurt, John; Sherman, Alexander; Kelley, Robin D. G.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9783Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000In this essay we explore various theoretical, pedagogical, and historical aspects of wikis focusing on three questions as points of departure—"What is a wiki?"; "How do you teach with a wiki?" and finally "What is the point of a wiki?”Web studies, Higher educationjb2410Libraries and Information Services, Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and LearningBook chaptersLink, Search, Interact: The Co-Evolution of NGOs and Interactive Technologyhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:129220
Bach, Jonathan; Stark, David C.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9716Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000Interactive technology is a key factor used to explain the recent growth and prominence of NGOs, who today are engaged in the transformation of national, international and transnational political space. Yet technology cannot explain NGOs' rise, for technology is but a context which afford opportunities. We ask what it is that allows NGOs to take advantage of new circumstances, and focus our discussion on the co-evolution of NGOs with interactive technology. Our approach is part of a growing body of social science research that seeks to overcome the artificial divide between "society" and "technology" by viewing the social as consisting of humans and non-humans (objects, things, artifacts). Viewing technology not as a tool but as part of a co-evolutionary process that shapes organizational forms and practices will help us understand why NGOs have, given the opportunities provided by the retrenchment of the welfare state and the end of the cold war, been able to assume a more powerful and controversial role as co-constituents of global transformation.Web studies, Social researchdcs36Sociology, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, International and Public AffairsWorking papersPermanently Beta: Responsive Organization in the Internet Erahttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:129214
Neff, Gina; Stark, David C.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9714Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000How has the Internet influenced economic organization? Many approach this question strictly economically by examining the productivity gains from particular technological advances or the roles that dot-coms and other internet-based organizations play in the economy. The authors approach this question differently. They move away from a macro-social analysis and consider the co-evolution of new technologies and organizational forms. In other words, how has the process of technological change in the Internet era influenced the way we organize economic activities? In this paper, they discuss how information technologies foster the emergent design and user-driven design of websites and other online media, as well as products and organizations off-line. We also consider how to mitigate the social costs of these changes.Economics, Sociology, Web studiesdcs36Sociology, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, International and Public AffairsWorking papersDistributing Intelligence and Organizing Diversity in New Media Projectshttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:129232
Girard, Monique; Stark, David C.http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9720Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000This paper examines how web design firms in the emergent new media industry probe and experiment with possible forms and sources of value giving shape to the new economy. Focusing on the collaborative engineering of cross-disciplinary web-design project teams, the authors examine how websites emerge as provisional settlements among the heterogeneous disciplines as they negotiate working compromises across competing performance criteria.Web studies, Information sciencedcs36Sociology, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, International and Public AffairsWorking papersApture Increases Congressional Transparencyhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128057
Hartley, Scotthttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9374Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesTwitter: Eye of the Beholderhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128060
Hartley, Scotthttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9375Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesInternet Filtration in Sub-Saharan Africahttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128063
Hartley, Scotthttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9376Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesThe Cloud of Warhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128087
Hartley, Scott http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9384Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesSoft Power: Loved, Feared and Onlinehttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128090
Hartley, Scott http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9385Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesOrwell’s Google Search for Peacehttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128084
Hartley, Scott http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9383Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesGoogle Earth on Darfurhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128093
Hartley, Scotthttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9386Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesGoogle: Tomorrow’s Silicon (not Crystal) Ballhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128049
Hartley, Scotthttp://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9373Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Political science, Web studiesseh2141Business, International and Public AffairsArticlesBig 3 on the Information Superhighwayhttp://academiccommons.columbia.edu/catalog/ac:128043
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